Thursday, November 7, 2013

A season of Thanks

November brings crisp, cool days that might find you heading into your favourite coffee shop to grab a cup of warmth, and dwell in that inviting aroma that only a cozy cafe can bring.

I chose this beautiful fall/Thanksgiving image from one of my favorite stamp sets called A Season of Thanks. I wanted to use the Timeless Tuesday challenge which is to create a NEGATIVE DIE CUT SHAPE. As you can see here, I cut out the oval with my Spellbinders dies and set the image inside.

In the photo below you can see how I popped up the different layers to add depth.

This month we’re inviting you to “Grab A Cup” with us on the Flourishes Senior Design Team and be inspired by this fantastic photo as you create something equally warm and inviting.
Next week we’ll be bringing you our November edition of new Flourishes Stamps, and we can’t wait! They’re absolutely fabulous! Because we know you want a chance to win these great sets, “Grab A Cup” and be inspired by this great coffee and treats photo as you create. Play in the challenge and you could win our whole November Release!
Your keyword for entering into online galleries is FLLCNOV13.
THE OFFICIAL RULES:

Simply create a card or project inspired by the photo above.

Entries need to be in by Friday November 15 at 5 PM EST

Those entries using Flourishes Stamps will be counted twice

You must link your creation on our InLinkz Widgit to be counted

You must have a link to our challenge in your blog post or gallery post

Please DO NOT combine challenges from other sites or locations. Only those entries that don’t combine will be in the running. Because this challenge means winning new Flourishes sets we want to see your beautiful creations made specifically for this challenge.

If you upload to SCS please use the keyword FLLCNOV13

We’ll announce the winners on Saturday in our Winner’s Circle Post here on the blog on Saturday November 16th, so check back then to find out if you are a winner!

I used two challenges for my card today. The first was from theTimeless Tuesday challenge on the Flourishes blog.

Thanks for stopping by today and we look forward to seeing what you create! We’ll see you here on Wednesday November 13th when our delicious November Sneak Peeks start!
Enjoy the inspiration and creating!
And now for some wonderfulGrab a Cup Inspiration, our Design Team has some beauties to show off to you:

THIS IS GORGEOUS HEATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL JOB!!!! LOVE the DIMENSION you've added to the IMAGE TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND the NEGATIVE...die thingy!!! :P (I need to try this!) :)GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!:)

This is just gorgeous Heather! I love the incredible depth you have created with the layering of your focal image within the oval die cut. Fabulous mix of patterned paper and colours and I love the little flower accent. Thanks for playing along with the Timeless Tuesday challenge this week.

My jaw dropped Heather! Your colouring and stitching are just so perfect - the colours, the crisp feel of the layout....a-ma-zing. Thank you SO much for coming to play at Tuesday Morning Sketches - I'm going to feature your gorgeous card on our Facebook page this morning: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tuesday-Morning-Sketches/165327566909261?ref=hl